traitor

trai·tor

T0310500 (trā′tər)n. One who betrays one's country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits treason.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin trāditor, from trāditus, past participle of trādere, to betray; see tradition.]

traitor

(ˈtreɪtə) na person who is guilty of treason or treachery, in betraying friends, country, a cause or trust, etc[C13: from Old French traitour, from Latin trāditor traditor] ˈtraitorous adj ˈtraitorously adv ˈtraitorˌship n ˈtraitress fem n

trai•tor

(ˈtreɪ tər)

n. 1. a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust. 2. a person who commits treason by betraying his or her country. [1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin trāditōrem, acc. of trāditor=trādi-, variant s. of trādere (see tradition) + -tor -tor] trai′tor•ship`, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	traitor - someone who betrays his country by committing treasontreasonistcollaborationist, quisling, collaborator - someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying forcecriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crimefifth columnist, saboteur - a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invadertraitress - female traitor
	2.	traitor - a person who says one thing and does anotherdouble-crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayerbeguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not trueJudas - someone who betrays under the guise of friendship

traitor

noun betrayer, deserter, turncoat, deceiver, informer, renegade, defector, Judas, double-crosser (informal), quisling, apostate, miscreant, fifth columnist, snake in the grass (informal), back-stabber Some say he's a traitor to the working class.
supporter, defender, loyalist, patriot

traitor

nounOne who betrays:betrayer, double-crosser, Judas.Informal: rat.

Translations

叛徒

traitor

(ˈtreitə) noun a person who changes to the enemy's side or gives away information to the enemy. He was a traitor to his country. 叛徒 叛徒